“Time for the Blues” on WCVE Public Radio

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“Time for the Blues” is a retrospective of all blues music and is produced and hosted by John Porter and Henry Cook.

The program focuses on specific artists and various themes in the blues, especially featuring major contributors such as: Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Mike Bloomfield, Howlin' Wolf, Charlie Musselwhite and John Lee Hooker, among many others.

While all time periods are represented, most of the music presented is what we call “post-war” blues (post WWII through the present). Regional blues are also featured, from the Mississippi Delta, Chicago, the West Coast, Memphis, Texas, the Piedmont, as well as British and other blues influences from around the world.

When available, new releases are featured and listener comments and requests are always welcomed. Email us at: timefortheblues@gmail.com

Questions/Comments: hcook@ideastations.org
Direct Line: 804.560.8227

Time for the Blues with with Henry Cook and John Porter airs Sundays @ 1 AM.
Playlist Archives

Time for the Blues Playlist: August 29

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“More Unusual Suspects”

ZZ Top – Jesus Just Left Chicago (F. Beard/B. Gibbons/D. Hill) – Tres Hombres – Warner Bros 3270

Jack Mc Duff – Long Day Blues (J. McDuff) – Another Real Good’un – Muse 5374

10CC – Modern Man Blues (G. Gouldman/E. Stewart) – Deceptive Bends – Mercury 9175

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  • Time for the Blues investigates “More Unusual Suspects!”

  • Time for the Blues investigates “More Unusual Suspects!”This week on Time for the Blues (8/29/10), John Porter and Henry Cook find “More Unusual Suspects”--artists performing the blues who aren’t normally associated with the blues. In this show, you will encounter suspects like ZZ Top and a return visit to Cyndi Lauper’s latest CD Memphis Blues! Read on to see who else our investigation turned up! (No, not Keyser Söze!)

  • Time for the Blues plays “Things We Got in the Mail!”

  • Time for the Blues plays “Things We Got in the Mail!”This week (8/22/10) on Time for the Blues, John Porter and Henry Cook finally clean out the mailbox and they’ll be playing some great new (and not-so new but remastered) blues recordings for you, including the Delmark release of Jimmy Dawkins’ Leric Story!